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Even in COVID-19 hot spots, many colleges aren’t aggressively testing
As universities across the country grapple with COVID-19 and ever-changing guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the right way forward during the pandemic has proven to be a moving target. Elissa Nadworny...
Continue ReadingPanel discussion focuses on book about first photos of enslaved people
The pictures are captivating. Seven enslaved Black men and women look into a camera lens as they are forced to pose, mostly nude, by biologist Louis Agassiz in his quest to find evidence to support...
Continue ReadingJaime Harrison says there’s one battle he’s already won
Polls show Democratic challenger Jaime Harrison is neck and neck with incumbent Republican Senator Lindsey Graham for the U.S. Senate race in South Carolina. CNN National Political Writer Brandon Tensley, a 2012 Furman alumnus, writes...
Continue ReadingWork begins on Joseph Vaughn Plaza
Furman University will break ground next week on the Joseph Vaughn Plaza, which will be home to a statue honoring Furman’s first Black undergraduate student and establish a place for reflection and celebration of those...
Continue ReadingUpstate universities opt for virtual homecomings
Allison McCann Foy '05, executive director of alumni and parent engagement at Furman University, admits that preparing for the first-ever COVID-19 imposed homecoming has been “different,” but the meaning of the tradition hasn't changed at...
Continue ReadingRawlings, students come closer to understanding how to fight infectious disease
Rawlings and 11 undergraduate researchers have invested eight years in attempting to better understand the mechanism that triggers an immune system response to dangerous intruders. In the battle against cancer and infectious diseases, the immune...
Continue ReadingOf brains and mummichogs: David Hollis leads team in quest to understand how fish brains self-repair
Here’s what biologists know – the brain of mammals is woefully limited in its ability to repair itself. In the face of traumatic brain injury, there is precious little, if any, repair with regard to regenerating...
Continue ReadingBlack microbiologists push for visibility amid pandemic
The New York Times published a story about Black in Microbiology Week, which kicked off on Sept. 28 and features virtual events highlighting Black scientists in a variety of disciplines. One of those scientists is...
Continue ReadingHistory Department presents ‘Race and Ethnicity in America: Past and Present’
Before she entered Furman, Asha Marie ’22 had already carved out a niche for racial equality and activism. Marie, who has lived most of her life in Greenville, South Carolina, was behind the petition to...
Continue ReadingCBR: ‘The Assault on College Financing’
Furman University President Elizabeth Davis appeared on "Carolina Business Review" in a virtual panel discussion about the financial impact of COVID-19 on higher education in "The Assault on College Financing." She joined leaders from Elon...
Continue ReadingSC party leaders trade jabs over gunshot fired into local GOP office
After an unoccupied Lancaster County Republican Party office took a bullet to its glass facade on Sept. 20, a war of words erupted between SC GOP Party Chairman Drew McKissick and Democratic Party Chairman Trav...
Continue ReadingFurman awarded $1.2 million for biomedical research
New biomedical research awards put Furman students and faculty on the leading edge of work that ripples far beyond its campus. With the goal of increasing biomedical research capacity in states where it is most...
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